Pepperell ranks #5 in Massachusetts for graduation rate
Pepperell is ranked on 38 lists against the 284 Massachusetts towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 1 and the top quarter on 3.
The lists Pepperell does best on
Each list ranks every MA town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Pepperell marked.
Pepperell lands in the top half on 14 of 25 lists
Each dot is Pepperell’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in MA, the right end is last. Areas where Pepperell does best come first.
Colder winters than 87% of Massachusetts
Not better or worse, just Pepperell’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
2 spots from the top 3 for graduation rate
Lists where Pepperell sits just outside a milestone, and what it would take to get in.
Pepperell out-ranks 1 of its 4 ranked neighbors
Head to head on the lists where both towns are ranked: a point for each list where one town places higher. Tap a town for its own rankings.
Where Pepperell lands in every MA ranking
41 lists from Census, school, health, library, crime, climate and land data. Tap any list to see every town on it.
Health
D Healthiest#1 Dover · 100 / 100 #107
Lowest obesity#1 Amherst Town · 19%
#84
Fewest smokers#1 Lexington · 6%
#129
D
Most active#1 Dover · 12%
#82
Fewest uninsured#1 Manchester-by-the-Sea · 2%
#24
Lowest depression#1 Lexington · 20%
#196
Closest to a top hospital#1 Milford · 0.0 mi
#123 
Safety
Safest#1 Groveland · 0.6
#84 Cost of living
Most affordable#1 North Adams · 1.9 yrs
#108
Cheapest rent#1 Plympton · $555/mo
#69
D
Lowest property tax#1 Dennis · $2,877/yr
#181
Rent easiest to afford#1 Uxbridge · 25.6%
Libraries
Most-used libraries#1 Provincetown · 27.5 per resident
#92
Most library borrowing#1 West Tisbury · 34.6 per resident
#119
Best libraries for kids#1 West Tisbury · 115.2 per child
#146 
Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Provincetown · 68.4%
#135
Most trails#1 Stoneham · 5.9 mi / sq mi
#179
Most walkable#1 Somerville · 306 / sq mi
#210 People
Most educated#1 Wellesley · 89%
#165
Youngest#1 Amherst Town · 21.4
#108
Oldest#1 Orleans · 64.7
#182
Most residents 65+#1 Orleans · 49.3%
#173
Most kids#1 Hopkinton · 29.5%
#141 Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 Edgartown · 62.9%
#113
Most new homes#1 Nantucket · 17.4 per 1,000
#167
Fastest-rising home prices#1 Orange · +69.9%
#61
Housing hasn't kept up#1 Malden · 83.1 per home
Getting around
Shortest commute#1 Edgartown · 11.5 min
#226 
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- 2,500+ residents. Census estimates for smaller towns carry margins of error too wide to rank fairly, so they sit out every MA list.
- One town, one row. A city that is both a city and a town in Census data, or a village inside a town, is counted once.
- Ties share a rank. Towns on one weather station, one school district or one CDC estimate share a figure, so they share a spot (T).
- No “worst” lists. Lists rank toward the good end, and share cards are made only for the top half. Age, snow and the like are character, not grades.
U.S. Census Bureau (American Community Survey 5-year, 2010 and 2020 censuses, Building Permits Survey), U.S. Department of Education, FBI Uniform Crime Reporting, CDC PLACES, Medicare Care Compare, IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FHFA House Price Index, NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020, USGS PAD-US and OpenStreetMap. Each list explains its own method.